David Johansen

David Johansen

b. 1950 — d. 2025 (aged 75) Staten Island, New York, USA

Actor Composer

David Roger Johansen (born January 9, 1950) is an American rock, protopunk, blues, and pop singer, songwriter and actor. He is best known as a member of the seminal protopunk band The New York Dolls. He is also known for his work under the pseudonym Buster Poindexter. David has appeared in several films including Car 54, Where Are You? and Scrooged with Bill Murray.

Known For

Scrooged

Let It Ride

Car 54, Where Are You?

Car 54, Where Are You?

Kick-Ass

Filmography

Personality Crisis: One Night Only

Personality Crisis: One Night Only

Above the Shadows

Above the Shadows

Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past

Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past

A Very Murray Christmas

A Very Murray Christmas

Glass Chin

Sami Yaffa - Sound Tracker

Sami Yaffa - Sound Tracker

New York Dolls Live at Bowery Ballroom

New York Dolls in Newcastle

The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music

New York Doll

All Dolled Up: A New York Dolls Story

All Dolled Up: A New York Dolls Story

Coda

Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus

Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus

Crooked Lines

God Is on Their Side

God Is on Their Side

Campfire Stories

Campfire Stories

Nick and Jane

Burnzy's Last Call

Burnzy's Last Call

Rock Family Trees

Rock Family Trees

The Weinerville Chanukah Special

The Weinerville Chanukah Special

Gonsah K'nocker

Car 54, Where Are You?

Car 54, Where Are You?

Officer Gunther Toody

Mr. Nanny

Freejack

Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel

Desire and Hell at Sunset Motel

Walt Disney World Happy Easter Parade

Let It Ride

Scrooged

Ghost of Christmas Past

Candy Mountain

1987 Actor Composer

Staten Island: Unique New York

The Real Don Steele Show

MTV's New Year's Eve Rock N' Roll Ball

New York Dolls Live at the Matrix Club

Up Your Legs Forever

Up Your Legs Forever

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